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Aug. 11, 1925.-

w. B. EBERLY' ARMREST Original Filed June 20, 1924 1:Qliilfifll::llflfflj J I 3mm WCflZZeW Zy Reiaued Aug. 11, 1925.

UNITED STATES warn B. EBEBLY, or MECEANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

ABMmT.

ori inal no. 1,530,101; dated m 19, 1925, Serial No. 721,333, filed June 20, 1924.

. a fled may 27, 1925. Serial m. 38,318.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, WEIR B. AEBERLY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Mc-' chanicsburgfln the county of Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Armrest, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinven'tion relates to an arm rest, and v although it can be used in connection with different kinds of seats, it is designed primarily for use beside the drivers seat of :1 motor vehicle.

Heretofore it has been the practice of the driver of a motor vehicle to place the elbow of the left arm on the sill. of the adjacent window but this posture has been uncomfortable because ofthe height of the sill.-

In an effort to overcome this objection, narrow fixed arm rests have been provided below the window sills but these have been objectionable because they crowd the occupant of the seat when it is not desired to use the arm rest, as for example, when two or more persons are occupying the seat.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an arm rest which will constitute a comfortablesupport. for the left arm of the driver but which, when not in use, can be easily folded out of the way so as not to crowd the occupants of the seat or cause discomfort.

Another object is to provide an arm rest which, when not in. proper position is located below the sill of the window at the proper height to hold the arm comfortable.-

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing fromthe spirit of the'invention.

In the accompanying drawin the preferred form of the invention has een shown.

Insaid drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevation showing the and rest of a vehicle structure, said structure being broken away and one position of the arm rest being shown indicated by broken lines.

Figure 2 an endview of the arm rest,

Application for reissue the adjacent portion of the vehicle structure being in section.

Flgure 3 is an end view of the supporting frame of the arm rest.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference designates the supporting frame of thearm rest, the ends of this frame being formed preferably of parallel arms, the upper ends of which are extended laterally to provide supporting ears 2 adapted to be has tened upon the sill S of the vehicle window or other supporting structure, there being. preferably a finishing strip F extended over the ears. The frame 1 can be formed of a single length of metal bent to proper shape as shown. Each of the arms orend ortions of the frame 1 is provided with a ongitudinal slot 3 and the slot in one of these arms can be rovided at its u per end, with a downward y inclined extension 4, forming a seat as hereinafter explained.

Arranged between the arms or ends of the frame 1 is a strip 5 constituting the arm rest per se,- there being strips 6 fastened to the ends of-this rest and pivotally connected at 7 to the arms of the frame. Links .8 are p ivotally attached to strips 6 and each of themcarries a screw 9 adapted to slide within one of the slots 3. Each screw preferably carries a wing nut 10 which, when tightened. will clamp link 8 against the arm of the supporting frame so as to hold the link against movement. I

Under normal conditions the armrest 5 hangs downwardly within the frame 1 as shown by broken lines in Fig. 1. At this time the screws 9 are located in the lower end portions of the slots 3. When it is desired to use the arm rest, the same is pulled upwardly so as to bring the screws 9 against the upperends of the slots 3. During this upward movement, the screw 9 in one of the slots will be pulled forwardly by the link 8 to which it is connected so as to be supported within the upper end of notch or extension 1. Thus when the arm rest is thrown downwardly one of the screws 9 will enter the extension 4 and be supported by the end wall of the extension as shown in Fig. 2. Consequently the rest 5 will be held in operative position. The nuts 10 can be tightened to hold the arm rest against vibratio or accidental displacement.

Frame 1 will suppo t the arm m below be provided with both slots. i-

downwardly, theparts will be brought to.

collapsed position as shown by broken lines in the drawing. Itis to be understood that the extension 4 is preferably provided in connection with only one of the slots 3, although, if desired. such an extension could While this arm rest is designed primarily for use by the driver of a mot or v'ehicle, it is-to be understoodthat: similar arm rests can be located for use by other persons rid? in the vehicle. e thumb nutsor other devices used for binding the-link 8 to the sides of the frame 1 are important becausetheytprevnt the objectionable noise that wouldother'wise be due to vibration. i V i Y Instead of providing a slot in each side of the structure, a single slot can be used under some conditions and a single link employedv in connection therewith.)

What'is claimed is: i-

r m f 1. A device for attachme t'to the window sill of a motor vehicle, including a frame having outturned end portions for extension over and adapted to clam upon the. sill, there being longitudinal s ots in the side ortions of the frame, each slot having a downwardly inclined extension at its upper end, an arm rest extending between and pivotally connected to the sides of the frame and adapted to fold downwardly between said sides and flush therewith, links pivotally connected to the arm rest and extending between the sides of the frame, and means carried by the links and slidably mounted within the respective slots for entering the extension to support the arm" rest in active position, said links being movable to position' between the arm rest'and' sides of the frame when the arm rest is folded downwardly within 'the frame.

2. The combination with the window sill of a motor vehicle and a finishing strip mounted thereon, of a frame having outturned terminals clamped between and concealed by the window sill of the finishing strip, an arm rest pivotally mountedbetween the sides ofthe frame and foldable downwardly between said ends and substan-- tially flush therewith, each of said ends havmg a longitudinal slot rovidedat its upper.

end, with a downwar yi inclined extension,

links pivotally connected tothe ends of the Y arm rest,*and clamping means carried by the "links; and .slidable within the slot, said means being 'movable downwardly'within the extension to support 'the arm rest .in active position, said links bein movable r downwardly to position between t e sides of p the frame and the ends of the arm rest, when said armrest is folded'into the frame.

3.- A device for attachment'to the window sill of a motor vehicle, including a frame having end portions for attachment to the sill, there being a long'tudinal slot in oneside portion of theframe, said slot having a downwardly inclined extension at its upper end, an arm r'estextendin between and pivotally connected to the sldes of the frame and adapted to fold downwardly between said sides and flush therewith. a pivtending between the sides of the frame, and

.means carried by the links and slidably mounted within the slot for entering the Witnesses: I E. S. NAILOR,

. L R. Gmrnu.

foregoing WEIR B. BERn Q 'otally'connected .to the arm rest and ex 

